OREGON CITY – The Hermiston cross country team roared into Oregon City on Saturday, Sept 18, taking the start line against a host of Oregon and Washington teams. As the day came to a close, the Bulldog boys claimed a second-place team title while the girls placed third.
The Hermiston girls scored 120 points, behind champion Franklin’s 35 points and second-place Corvallis 46 points. The Bulldogs saw sophomore Megan Joyce pick up her best time of the year, placing fifth with a time of 19 minutes, 22.14 seconds. Less than one minute slower was senior Alexia Serna in 23rd with a time of 20:28.73.
The Hermiston boys put up 117 points while Franklin scored a mere 19 points to place first.
Senior Logan Springstead placed in the top 20 runners with a 17th place position and a time of 17:05.39, the top time for the Bulldogs. Freshman Jaysen Rodriguez followed with a 26th place standing, finishing in a time of 17:23.62.
Girls team scores: 1. Franklin (OR), 35. 2. Corvallis, 46. 3. Hermiston, 120. 4. Westview, 132. 5. Putnam, 162. 6. Oregon City, 181. 7. Vernonia, 233. 8. Catlin Gabel, 242. 9. Cedar Tree Classical Christian, 251. 10. Evergreen (Vancouver), 263. 11. Glencoe, 272. 12. The Dalles, 283. 13. Mountain View (WA), 289. 14. Adrienne Nelson, 318.
Hermiston girls finishes: 5. Megan Joyce, 19:22.14. 23. Alexia Serna, 20:28.73. 30. Elizabeth Newman, 20:51.95. 32. Ashley Treadwell, 20:53.25. 36. Hailey Melville, 20:58.67.
Boys team scores: 1. Franklin (OR), 19. 2. Hermiston, 117. 3. Westview, 146. 4. Oregon City, 148. 5. Corvallis, 164. 6. The Dalles, 179. 7. Glencoe, 211. 8. Cedar Tree Classical Christian, 219. 9. Mountain View (WA), 256. 10. Scappoose, 273. 11. Cascade, 281. 12. Putnam, 288. 13. Vernonia, 375. 14. Gladstone, 390. 15. Corbett, 398. 16. Molalla, 398. 17. Adrienne Nelson, 413. 18. Evergreen (Vancouver), 420. 19. Trinity Academy, 506. 20. Redmond, 517.
Hermiston boys finishes: 17. Logan Springstead, 17:05.39. 26. Jaysen Rodriguez, 17:23.62. 30. John Mills, 17:27.51. 34. Pedro Pacheco, 17:55.65. 36. Grant Anderson, 18:00.08. 42. Zachary Turner, 18:12.89. 58. Kade Thomas, 18:52.33.
